July 30, 2024

A young mother with a soft spot for Clif Bars and ‘House of the Dragon’ is playing a key role in efforts to understand why women are more likely than men to die after heart surgery — and change their odds.

What if the first responder on the scene of a cardiac arrest were a drone carrying an automated external defibrillator? When every second counts, public safety professionals are increasingly eyeing drones — which can fly 60 miles an hour and don’t get stuck in traffic — to deliver help faster than an ambulance or EMT.…

At issue was whether people could recoup the money before the 2020 decision so the matter went back to the high court.

Gov. Gavin Newsom is picking and choosing his political friends and foes, depending on the day. On his black list at the moment: Billionaire tech mogul Elon Musk, who threatened to move the headquarters of X (formerly known as Twitter) and SpaceX from California to Texas after Newsom signed a law earlier this month prohibiting…

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free national newsletter here.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a glitch in its bird flu test hasn’t harmed the agency’s outbreak response. But it has ignited scrutiny of its g…

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State funds to legally advocate for unaccompanied immigrant children could soon dry up.

Pressley and Lee, who are members of the House Pro Choice Caucus, have both endorsed Harris for president.

The amended two-year agreement is likely to face pushback from City Council members.